What is the meaning of Acts 3:26? When God raised up His Servant God’s act of raising Jesus is the bedrock of the gospel. • Acts 2:32, “God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.” • Isaiah 52:13 speaks of the promised Servant whom God would exalt. • The resurrection proves Jesus is the promised Messiah, validates every claim He made, and demonstrates the Father’s approval (Romans 1:4). Because the resurrection actually happened in time and space, we have unshakable confidence that every promise flowing from it is trustworthy. He sent Him first to you Peter is addressing the people of Israel in the temple courts (Acts 3:11). • Matthew 15:24, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” • Romans 1:16 affirms the gospel is “first to the Jew, then to the Greek.” God’s covenant faithfulness meant giving Israel the first opportunity to receive their Messiah. This priority highlights mercy, not favoritism—through Israel, blessing would reach all nations (Genesis 22:18). To bless you The intent of God’s sending is benevolent. • Genesis 12:3, the promise to Abraham: “in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” • Galatians 3:14 connects that blessing to “the promise of the Spirit through faith.” God’s blessing is comprehensive—spiritual reconciliation now and eternal life to come. Salvation is not merely escape from judgment; it is entrance into God’s favor. By turning each of you from your wicked ways The blessing arrives through repentance. • Acts 3:19, “Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away.” • Ezekiel 18:30–32 shows God’s heart: “Repent and live!” • 2 Peter 3:9 stresses that God “is patient…not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” Turning from sin is not a human work that earns salvation; it is the gracious gift that accompanies true faith (2 Timothy 2:25). God blesses by opening eyes, softening hearts, and redirecting lives toward holiness. summary Acts 3:26 reveals a gracious sequence: the resurrected Jesus, God’s exalted Servant, was sent first to Israel so that they—and ultimately all people—might experience covenant blessing. That blessing is inseparable from repentance: God turns individuals from sin to Himself. The verse underscores God’s faithfulness, the centrality of the resurrection, and the necessity of personal turning, displaying a salvation that is both divinely initiated and personally transformative. |
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